The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-11

bH6I VI Sdlu Q0l6Qud0G COTpOEdIlOu al
true in substance and IN matter of fac
as they verify believe.
Wherefore and by reason of the fact
herein set forth, said defendants pra.
the court that they may be dismisse'
hence with their proper costs aDC
charges in this behalf laid out ana eX
pended.
JAMES o. BROADHEAD,
j. E. MCDONALD,
K. S. RICHARDS,
LIE GRAND YOUNG.
Solicitors for said Defendant Corpo
ration.
In THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TER,
RITORY OF UTAH. No..........
TERM.
In Equity.
The United States of America, Plain.
tin,
The late. corporation of the Church of
jesus Christ of Latter day Saints,
and John Taylor, late Tru5tee-in-
Trust, and MILFORD Woodruff, Le-
reno Snow, Erastus Snow, Frank
lin d. Richards, Brigham Young,
Moses Thatcher, Francis M. Ly-
man, John Henry Smith, George
Teasdale, Heber j. Grant and John
w. Taylor, Late Assistant Trustees
1n-Trust of said corporotioa, Will
liam b. Preston, Robert L. Burton
and John r. Winder, defendants.
The joint and several answer of Will
liam b. Preston, Robert 7. Burton and
John R. Winder.
William B. Preston, Robert T. Bur-
ton and John r. Winder, made defend
ants in the above entitled cause, now
and at all times hereafter saving and
reSerV1ng unto themselves jointly, and
unto each OF them SeVerally, all,benett
and adVantage of exception which can
Or Fay be had or taken to the many
Errors, uncertainties and other imper-
fections of the plaintiffs bill of COM
plant, Jointly and seVerally for answer
thereto, or to so much, or to such parts
thereof, as these defendants, and eacn
OF them SeYerally are advised is mater
lal or necessary to make answer
unto, answering say:
First That on the 9th day of MAY,
A. u. 1887, the said defendants, VIM
3. Preston, Robert I. Burton, and
John R.IWinder, were duly appointed
by the Probate Court of Salt Lake
County, Utah Territory, Trustees to
take the title to, ana have and hold the
real estate belonging to the Church of
Jesus Christ OF Latter-6ay Saints.
That said appointment was made by
said Probate Court on the nomination
OF the duly constituted authorities of
said Church of Jesus Christ of Latter :
day Saints, in due form OF law, under
and in pursuance of an act of Congress
entitled San act to amend an act en-
titled AN act to amend section 1852 of
the Revised Statutes of the United
States, in reference to bigamy and for
other purposes approved March %,
1892"
Second.-That after the appointment
OF said defendants as such Trustees as
aforesaid, tO-wit: On the Both day of
June, A. d 1887, the following de-
scribed land and premises were duly
transferred to said defendants, as such
Trustees, to-Wit: All of Block eighty
seven $50, Plat A, Salt Lake City sur
vey, in Salt Lake County, Utah Terri
tory.
That on the ID day of July, 1887, the
following described tracts of land and
premises were duly and legally decided, /
conveyed and transferred to said de-
PENDANTS, as such Trustees SO ap- /
pointed as aforesaid, to-wit: Com /
menciHg four a. rods north of the
SouthWe>t cornec of Lot four a., {
Block eighty eight 1887, Plat A, Salt {
Lake City survey; thence north :
twenty-Six (26) rods; thence east a
tWeS y l2O) rods; thence south twenty '
two and one half (221s) rods; thence h
west fourteen (14 rods; thence south L
three and one half (34s) rods; thence t
west six (6) rods, to the place of be- v
ginning, containing 157-160 acres. b
Also, all of the east half of Lot six u
I6), IN Block seventy-i five (75), Plat A, "
SN Lake CITY survey, and bounded as
follows: Commeacing At the north o
east corner Of said lot, thence south v
ten u0) rods; thence west ten GO1 s
rods; thence north ten QO) rods; ?
thence east ten Q0) reds, to the place O
OF beginning. All of which will more b
fully appear from the records of the 7
Recorder, office of Salt Lake County, a
Utah Territory, where said deeds of n
are duly recorded, rs provided ii
by law. iC
Third-Tbat upon the execution and e
delivery of the deeds of conveyance of e
said and land premises TO the said de- a
PENDANTS, Vim. B. Preston, Robert 7. a
Burton and John 4. Winder, as Trus- Lei
tees, as aforesaid, they entered upon a
AND took possession Of each and every la
1f the parcels and tracts of land afore- la
said, and have ever since held, and Is.
now hold the legal title and possession Ifr
thereof la trust for the said Church of lisa
Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints. d
Fourth-The said defendants. and OF
each Of them, jointly and severaliy lie
Iver, that they do not hold in trust, or q
otherwise, or possess any other real or Ito,
,ersonal property of, or belonging to lti
aid Church of Jesus Christ of Latter. itr
lag Saints, save and except that which Isa
s hefein5zfo1e described, and d Niece til
Df the aforesaid Lot six ),-iu B och Isl
evenly five 90, Plat A, Salt Lake d.
Ity survey, described as follows "
Eommeneing at point ten 10) reds Ith
FIST OF the northeast corner of said Ire